Deep blue and stars dress (Burda 03/09)

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I made this dress just before I went on a business trip to Canada. Luckily and surprisingly enough the sun was shining even though it was just on the verge of Winter.
I had to run a support training, which was my first time to do it abroad and I was terrified.
I wore this dress on the first day of the training, and just soon before the training began, the support team manager went over and said to me “I just wanted to tell you I think your dress is gorgeous”. That broke the ice and we became great friends.

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Wow, that`s easy, I kinda presumed it goes like that but wasn`t quite sure, hihi. Thank you for explaining, now it doesn`t seem so difficult. :))

Great job, it suits you very well and I can´t believe you´ve managed to find exact fabric as one in the magazine! I love this pattern, have been planing to make one for myself for a long time now… But I´m a bit confused, I´ve never worked with chiffon so I don´t know whether to sew every peace with the lining and then put it all together or just to sew everything in chiffon as one dress and everything in lining as another and then attach it somehow..hm, would you please explain how to attach lining on chiffon? Thank you. :)

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Thank you :-) I love this pattern too and think of making another one for the upcoming summer. I find working with chiffon quite nice besides from cutting it which could be a nightmare if you don’t have one of those green boards that somehow “catch” the fabric. As for lining: the bodice pieces (bust, yoke, back ..) I attached each piece to its lining and then sew all the joining seams. the skirt pieces: I first sew the joining seams of the lining and chiffon separately, then attached the top edge of the lining and chiffon together and sew the joining seam to the bodice.
Good luck and hope to see your dress posted :-)

Hi Libby,
This is gorgeous – and your contrasting accessories are sensational!
I’m a liitle lost as to where the pattern came from – was it the burda magazine? I’m in Australia and not sure how to get the magazine. When I did a search for the pattern, I couldn’t find it online. Any tips?
Thanks!!
Sophie

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Hi, thanks :-)
About the pattern, it’s from Burda magazine, the issue of March 09. I don’t mind drifting it and sending to you. If you would like that, just send me a note with your size and address. Mind you – this is a “petit” size. I had to alter it because I’m 1.73. So if you’re tall and size 38 like me, I can send you the alternation.

I think this dress looks beautiful on you. I love the fabric choice – you are very good with choosing fabrics! It is such a lovely feminine summery dress. And it is amazing with the red belt. Great job!! Glad to hear the dress was helpful on your business trip :-)

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Thanks. Well I guess choosing fabrics is one of great things in sewing… they are usually cheap and there are so many of them, and they stimulate your creativity.
I have a dream to go one day to those 5 square kilometers markets of fabrics that travel around Europe. But for now, I have tons of fabrics at home waiting to become something… sigh

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Thanks! I think the shoulder area turned out more puffy then it was supposed to, but I’ll live with that :-)
It’s from Burda 03/09 #116.
The pattern is for petit sizes, so I had to alter it as I’m 1.73

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